Re: Pointer to the Rules for Normative References?

marcelo bagnulo braun <marcelo@it.uc3m.es> Mon, 12 May 2008 13:30 UTC

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this is defined in [RFC3967
i think that a standrard track document can point out to a BCP and this 
is not considered a downward reference



Philip Matthews escribió:
> Can someone point me to the rules for when a document is allowed to  
> normatively reference another document? I am seen them before, but  
> cannot find them right now.
>
> In particular, I am wondering if a standards-track RFC is allowed to  
> normatively reference a BCP?
>
> - Philip
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